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THERE is a “very strong presumption” that the piece of plane wreckage found on Reunion Island comes from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, a French prosecutor declared on Wednesday after an examination lasting several hours at a military lab in the suburbs of Toulouse, France. Deputy Paris Prosecutor Serge Mackowiak made the cautious declaration at a press conference in Paris. “In view of the observations made by the experts, we can say today that there […]
EXPERTS have confirmed that the aircraft debris discovered on Reunion Island belongs to missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced early Thursday. “Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts have conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370,” said the prime minister, who added that the physical […]
KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia, August 5 (Eagle News) — The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed concerns regarding the continuing land reclamation of China in the disputed territories in West Philippine Sea. The ASEAN also added that China should stop said reclamation activities. China, on the other hand, refused to discuss the issue of territorial dispute in the said meeting. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
AUGUST 5 (Reuters) — Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joined a U.S. call to halt land reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea on Tuesday (August 4) after a ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, whose country is chairing the regional meeting this year, said the issue was discussed extensively. “We reaffirm the importance of maintaining peace, security, and stability, as well as freedom […]
(Reuters) — At least 75 people have died and tens of thousands have had to take refuge in state-run relief camps after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in eastern India, government officials and aid groups said on Monday (August 3). Exacerbated by Cyclone Komen which struck the east coast on Friday (July 31), the rainfall has made major rivers overflow, inundating villages in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur states. Flash floods […]
(Reuters) — Myanmar’s government aid relief team air-dropped supplies to flooded areas in Rakhine state on Monday (August 3) as the death toll rose to 27. The number of deaths was expected to rise further as relief and rescue teams struggled to reach those in need of help in remote areas. “First, we focus on food. We’ve prepared boxes of rice, drinking water, instant noodles. We have to drop off these rations six feet above […]
(Courtesy China Central Television) — More information is needed to confirm what happened to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, even if the wreckage found near the Reunion Island is verified as from the missing plane, a French aerospace professor said on Monday. The wreckage was discovered near Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean late Friday and has been confirmed to be part of a Boeing 777, the same aircraft type used for flight MH370. The […]
(Reuters) — Television footage in Myanmar on Monday (August 3) showed flood waters affecting many areas of the country after deadly monsoon rains displaced tens of thousands of people and flooded swathes of rice paddies. The storm and floods have killed at least 27 people, according to government figures while the figure is expected to rise, according to a United Nations report. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in a statement said […]
TWO accidents involving escalators have been in the news in China recently, where at least one has died after being caught in a gap in the escalator’s platform. The producer of the escalator, Suzhou Seloon Elevator Co., Ltd., has already apologized to the family of the victim who was killed due to a faulty escalator produced by the company, according to Chinese state media. A woman surnamed Xia was killed by a broken escalator at […]
(Reuters) — A nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers last month will boost security in Egypt and the Middle East region, the U.S. Secretary of State said in Cairo on Sunday (August 2). “There can be absolutely no question that if the Vienna plan, fully implemented, it will make Egypt and all the countries of this region safer than they otherwise would be,” said John Kerry, during the first “strategic dialogue” talks between […]
A PRELIMINARY investigation into the cause of an elevator accident in a residential compound in east China which killed a woman has shown that the accident was caused by the elevator’s brake failure, reported China’s state television, CCTV, citing an investigation group report on July 31. “The elevator failed to stop and dragged the victim along with it as it went up. We preliminarily judged that the accident may have been caused by brake failure. As […]
(Reuters) — Taiwanese demonstrators marched through the streets of Taipei on Sunday (August 2) to protest against the revision of textbooks they say are aimed at promoting Beijing’s “one China” policy. Hundreds of people, mainly students, chanting and holding banners, marched along the streets around Taiwan’s education ministry on Sunday afternoon, demanding for the withdrawal of the revised curriculum. Some parents participated to support their children. “So we think parents, fathers and mothers, should […]
